HarrisDemocratic49.7%21,503TrumpRepublican48.5%20,987KennedyNonpartisan0.6%244
D+1.2- Lead
- 516
- Total
- 43,258
- vs nation
- D+2.7
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Stevens Point-Plover, WI
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic50.3%20,428TrumpRepublican47.5%19,299OtherAll other candidates2.2%876
D+2.8- Lead
- 1,129
- Total
- 40,603
- vs nation
- R+1.7
ClintonDemocratic48.0%18,529TrumpRepublican44.8%17,305OtherAll other candidates7.1%2,755
D+3.2- Lead
- 1,224
- Total
- 38,589
- vs nation
- D+1.1
ObamaDemocratic56.1%22,075RomneyRepublican42.2%16,615OtherAll other candidates1.6%647
D+13.9- Lead
- 5,460
- Total
- 39,337
- vs nation
- D+10.0
ObamaDemocratic63.0%24,817McCainRepublican35.0%13,810OtherAll other candidates2.0%795
D+27.9- Lead
- 11,007
- Total
- 39,422
- vs nation
- D+20.6
KerryDemocratic56.1%21,861BushRepublican42.5%16,546OtherAll other candidates1.4%554
D+13.6- Lead
- 5,315
- Total
- 38,961
- vs nation
- D+16.1
GoreDemocratic53.1%17,942BushRepublican39.1%13,214OtherAll other candidates7.7%2,604
D+14.0- Lead
- 4,728
- Total
- 33,760
- vs nation
- D+13.5
ClintonDemocratic53.1%15,901DoleRepublican32.2%9,631OtherAll other candidates14.7%4,396
D+21.0- Lead
- 6,270
- Total
- 29,928
- vs nation
- D+12.4
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 70,8322024 5-year
- Population density
- 88 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 801 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $76,0702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winona, MN · twin score 90.9
presidential history
Party record book
Stevens Point-Plover, WI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
72.1%
11,887 votes · D+44.3
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 71.7%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
65.4%
5,527 votes · R+34.0
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 61.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
24,817votes
63.0% of the vote · D+27.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 22,075 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
20,987votes
48.5% of the vote · D+1.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 19,299 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
George McGovern1972
+41.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.1 · U.S. R+23.2
Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · +30.8 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+12.6pts R vs U.S.
Place D+6.9 · U.S. D+19.5
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +7.8 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+244 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −112 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −176 |
| 2012 | +49 |
| 2013 | −96 |
| 2014 | −299 |
| 2015 | −314 |
| 2016 | −350 |
| 2017 | −97 |
| 2018 | +43 |
| 2019 | −283 |
| 2021 | −898 |
| 2022 | +1,142 |
| 2023 | +523 |
| 2024 | +400 |
| 2025 | +244 |
Home to UW–Stevens Point, this Portage County metro sits in Wisconsin's competitive central corridor, where a sizable student and paper-industry workforce population has historically kept countywide margins within single digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 34.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.2 points.
A population of 70,832, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,070 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winona, MN and Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Winona, MN
90.9twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
89.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Polish ancestry
Baraboo, WI
86.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,258 votes cast, 21,503 went Democratic and 20,987 went Republican.
When did Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 70,832 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin is $76,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.